COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC FUNCTIONS OF THE QURAN PARABLES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 4410 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC FUNCTIONS OF THE QURAN PARABLES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

This course aims to help students to fulfill the aim of self-knowledge by improving the skills of understanding and interpretation of human's general psychological situations primarily based on the stories of Quran and the texts from (Islamic or religious) literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course; To give examples from over the quran stories concerning people how to cope with situations that might encounter in daily life.
2   To make psychological analysis from stories to be described in the religious literature.
3   Understanding of the stories of the Quran from the aspect of their psychotherapeutic functions.
4   Explanation of the stories of the Quran from the aspect of their psychotherapeutic functions.
5   Interpretation of the stories of the Quran from the aspect of their psychotherapeutic functions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The terms of `kissa , hikaye and rivayet
2 The art of storytelling.
3 The relationship between literature, history and religion.
4 Artistic and historical value of the story of the Quran
5 Psychological approach to the story of the Quran
6 The story of Joseph
7 Psychological analysis of the story of Joseph
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Story of Moses (Musa)
10 Psychological analysis of the story of Moses
11 Example of the stories about the Ten Commandments
12 The Psychology of death
13 Self-discovery
14 Psychological effects of the stories, Positive psychotherapy

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1. Kur'an-ı Kerim.
2. Nossrat P., Doğu Hikayeleriyle Psikoterapi, Çev. Hürol Fışıloğlu, Beyaz Yayınları, Istanbul-1998.
3. Mevlana C. Rumi, Mesnevi.
4. Sadi, Bostan ve Gülistan, Beyan yayınları, Istanbul-2008.
5. Mehmet Atalay, Kur'an'a Psikolojik Bakmak, Iz Yayıncılık, Istanbul-2012.
Supplemantary Texts:
1. S. Burhanettin Ibn Mevlana, Hikmetleriyle Nasreddin Hoca Latifeleri, Eşik Yayınları, Istanbul-2011.
2. Nevzat Tarhan, Mesnevi Terapi, Timaş Yayınları, Istanbul-2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lecture.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cihad.kida@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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